Jamie Magazine
By Charlie Clapp
Super easy
makes 1
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Ingredients
6 pickling cucumbers or 2 regular-sized cucumbers
2 banana shallots
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
½ teaspoon celery seeds
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
2 star anise
75g caster sugar
150ml vinegar
Method
- Cut the pickling cucumbers in half lengthways, and slice regular ones through the middle, then into fingers. Peel and finely slice the shallots.
- Put the cucumbers and shallots in a colander. Sprinkle over 2 teaspoons of sea salt. After 45 minutes, rinse well.
- Combine all the other ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Fit the cucumbers snugly into a Kilner jar, then pour over the liquid. Seal and leave for at least 24 hours.
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